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4 <br />DBSCIiIPTIOii OF lLUi;A <br />Location: Sit,,, SEy, Section 32, T115, R61W and IiEw, NE`y, Section $, <br />T125, I'.61W, Actual location is shown on accompar~ving <br />topo~naphic map, <br />Land Usc: Gravel has been extracted from the area in the past. Land <br />is presently Wised for rangeland, The site is located on the <br />top of tiie hill with steep slopes to the west. <br />Prec=pitation: Total annual average precipitation is 15 inchee. <br />Approximately 60 percent of this falls between April <br />and September. Average seasonal snowfall is 1;2 inches. <br />Soils: Predominant soils within the proposed site are Truckton <br />and Bresser. Sandy Loams, These two soils make up approx- <br />imately ~J;,, of the area. <br />Truckton typically has a surface <br />sa:idJ loam about 5 inches thick. <br />greyish brown sandy loam about 3 <br />soil is brown sandy loam about 1i <br />stratum is light yellowish brown <br />depth of fi0 inches or more, <br />layer of grayish brown <br />The next layer is dark <br />inches tv.ck, The sub- <br />i inches thick, The sub- <br />coarse sandy loam to a <br />Bresser has a surface layer of bzayish brown sandy loam <br />about 5 inches thick. The subsoil is brown sandy clay <br />loam about 31 inches t}iicY.. The s;ibstratum ie light <br />yellowish brown loamy coarse sand to a depth of 60 <br />inches or more. <br />Permeability of these soils is moderate to moderately <br />rapid. Available water capacity is soderate. Surface <br />runoff i= medium to rapid ann the hazard o: erosion is <br />moderate to high, Gullies are common along arainage- <br />ways, and soil slippage is common on the steeper slopes. <br />Vegetation: Predominant grasses are Blue Grama, Western l+`heatgrass, <br />Buffalo Grass, and IJeedle and Thread Grass. <br />IJater: The potential for water pollution from this site is minimal. <br />